Chapter 44
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 44
Chapter Title: Reversal
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How much time had passed since then?
The sense of time had melted away long ago.
'I can go all day.'
As if to prove those words, Hyun-seong explored my body relentlessly without tiring.
I'd given up counting midway through how many times I'd climaxed or how many condoms we'd used.
Scattered around me on the bed were the spent condoms, proudly displaying his overwhelming stamina.
"Kuh, heuk."
My throat was completely hoarse from the relentless intense acts.
My nape and lower body throbbed with burning pain.
His grip marks were vividly bruised on my wrists and inner thighs.
"Yes, Lizetta. It looks like I can't make it in today either."
In this hellish reality, the man who had thoroughly ravaged and broken me sat casually on the edge of the bed, talking on the phone as if nothing had happened.
"Something urgent came up. Yes, yes. It's not a big problem, so don't worry too much."
The gentle, cautious voice was a stark contrast to the merciless beast who'd been ravaging me moments ago.
After hours of torment from this man, I couldn't even be sure if that was his true face.
It just filled me with endless revulsion at his duplicity.
"Yes. I'll explain the details at home next time. Then tomorrow at home... Yes. Good night."
Finishing the short call, Hyun-seong sighed and set his phone down on the nightstand.
He slipped back under the covers as if nothing had happened, lying beside me, and his arm naturally wrapped around my waist.
His hot body heat made my skin crawl.
"Guess I'll sleep here and head to work in the morning."
I wanted to shove his touch away and run right then.
Unfortunately, I didn't even have the strength to twitch a finger.
After the all-night violation, my body and mind were already reduced to tattered rags.
Meanwhile, this bastard showed no signs of fatigue—instead, his eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he grinned smugly.
Full of life even after all that... What a monster.
"By the way, how long is your sick leave for?"
I clamped my mouth shut.
I didn't want to exchange even a single word or glance with this rapist bastard anymore.
Slap!
"Hiiik?!"
The sharp pain striking my butt without warning made me scream involuntarily.
My body, hypersensitive from the nonstop stimulation, reacted helplessly even to this minor contact.
The humiliating sensation of my lower belly clenching reflexively was mortifying.
"You should answer nicely when your senior asks, right?"
"F-For now, until tomorrow."
Hearing my pathetically cracked voice, he gently stroked the butt cheek he'd just slapped, handling it like something precious.
His hypocritical touch made my blood freeze over.
"I see? I have to go to work tomorrow, but our junior gets another day to rest fully. Lucky you."
His attitude—trying casual chit-chat after doing this to me—made me nauseous.
"Then, when you come in the day after, grab your or the team leader and set the record straight properly. Say the whole thing was your misunderstanding."
My gaze involuntarily turned to him at those words.
It meant publicly admitting I'd tried to frame him.
"Your company rep might take a hit, but you won't get fired. It'll stay in rumor territory, after all."
He added with an icy cold smile.
Honestly, it was unexpected.
For revenge, it'd be more certain to just spill everything I'd done and socially bury me.
"Oh, and what you said earlier? Half right, half wrong."
As if reading my confusion, he continued.
"Not keeping you buried isn't just because I only want your body."
Then why...?
"That'd be too bland."
His voice sank like ice, making me swallow hard.
"Rather than that, keeping you at my feet and tormenting you until that arrogant pride turns to dust sounds way more fun."
Words I'd normally scoff at as nonsense now sent chills down my spine.
Thinking of how he'd toyed with me so far made my whole body shudder.
Powerlessness and despair made my lips tremble.
"So, don't even dream of quitting in shame and running away. I wasn't planning to allow it anyway."
His ruthless voice tightened around me like chains.
He was no longer the naive, easygoing Lee Hyun-seong I'd underestimated before.
Slap!
"Hngh!?"
The sharper pain made my vision flash, tears leaking out.
"Answer."
"Y-Yes, I understand..."
I swallowed my humiliation and nodded.
"Good. See how nice it is when you're obedient?"
His rough hand stroked my head like he was petting a tamed puppy.
The control and possessiveness seeped through—no trace of affection.
"Let's keep being good like this from now on, Mi-na?"
That night, with my body and mind utterly ravaged, I passed out in his arms.
My life from here, when this hell would end.
In pitch-black darkness where nothing could be foreseen.
[HP acquired!]
[Climax 15 times +1500p.]
[Current total HP: 1600p.]
Two days later, the office buzzed with fresh gossip.
This morning, Park Mi-na had returned from sick leave and tearfully confessed in front of Team Leader Kang Joo-young that it had all been her misunderstanding.
Lee Hyun-seong was innocent. The rumor spread like wildfire.
"Dude, isn't this insane? So Park Mi-na was just putting on a solo show?"
"Heard she was dead set on ruining a senior guy's life. Total bitch move."
"I knew she seemed a bit off, but damn, she's scarier than I thought."
The suspicion, contempt, and blatant whispers aimed at me just two days ago now targeted Park Mi-na.
Reaping what she'd sown—self-inflicted.
Of course, that didn't mean my name was fully cleared.
"Isn't it obvious they staged it together? Her confessing out of nowhere like that?"
"That assistant manager looks shady anyway. Quiet type."
"Kang must've handed him the project 'cause something's fishy."
Recovering a tarnished image was tough, as expected.
Especially for someone like me with zero presence.
To rebuild my rep, I needed a clearer trigger.
Fortunately, the stage for it was already half-set before me.
How I used it was up to me alone.
As I organized my thoughts, I glanced at Mi-na beside me.
She'd desperately covered it with makeup, but the dark circles under her eyes and her anxious tremor were unmistakable.
No wonder—she never knew when her body might be hijacked again.
She probably hadn't slept properly all day.
"Whoa, Mi-na! Feeling better? Man, your face looks half-dead."
Son Jun-hyuk entered the office with his usual cheeky grin and approached her.
"...Yes, I'm fine. Assistant Manager."
Mi-na forced a smile at his words but kept glancing my way like a scared puppy.
I listened to their conversation, barely suppressing a smirk.
"Good to hear. Anyway, the vibe's different today?"
Son Jun-hyuk nodded toward her neck.
"Y-Yes. Just... wanted to switch up my look today."
Mi-na fiddled with the scarf around her neck as she answered.
Obviously a lie.
To hide the red and purple marks I'd left on her pale nape two nights ago.
Son Jun-hyuk stared at her face for a moment before nodding.
"Hm, suits you. Oh, on the new project—help out a lot, Mi-na. You're so detail-oriented."
"Ah... Yes. Got it."
After smiling at Mi-na, Son Jun-hyuk glanced my way but said nothing and returned to his seat.
Shameless.
I stood, pretending to head to the break room, and sneaked a peek at Kang Joo-young's desk.
Buried in papers as usual, she looked displeased—something clearly bothering her.
I approached her without hesitation and spoke.
Chatting now might not get a warm response, but I wanted to register her in the app ASAP.
"Team Leader?"
She didn't even look up from her papers, replying irritably.
"What is it, Assistant Manager Lee? I'm busy now—if it's not important, later..."
"I have something to say about the project. It's important."
Her hand paused briefly at my firm words.
She couldn't ignore "project."
"...Fine. Meet me in the conference room briefly. Go ahead."
Reluctant permission granted.
"Yes."
I turned away, clenching my fist inwardly.
A sinister smile crept onto my lips as I toyed with my smartphone in my pocket.
I could already picture that cold face flushing with pleasure and humiliation.